Where does “corrōdere” come from?
corrōdere (Latin) comes from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
Ancestry of “corrōdere”, step by step
corrōdere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin rōdō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rōdō | to gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via Latin rōdere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rōdere | — |